Show TE THE E attractive IVE POWER OF THOUGHT delivered in the agricultural college logan utah jan isab by W 11 apper apperley ley D M man is a magnet end by the law of attraction he draws drains to himself conscious consciously ly or unconsciously all that comes into his lite life the princ principle of eternal justice reigns 0 supreme me through all the universe uni what man BOWS he must reap the law of compensation gives to ever t one all that lie he deserves no more no less everything is relatively good and the present is the lesul t of all the past not only the pa pat past t in mortal life but in the eternity preceding 0 mortal birth the law of attraction gave to each person born on our planet his parentage and early environments it is not by chance that one immortal spirit is born a cannibal on the ibe feebee islands and another a prophet on the free soil of america our illustrious Shakespea shakespeare ie could not have been born in the wilds of africa there was nothing there to a taj aim at birth by his bis T ats pre nt life he ha made himself of better earthly environments it is in this liblit that all men are born equal like attracts like and man i the architect of himself it is the prevailing thought of the parents for a few months before the birth of their child that decides the disposition and chara characteristics 1 teri te sties of the child that bina b brings ina 09 joy jov or sorrow to their hearts we and ana our children are the result of our own thoughts modified by the thought of the race it is is by our thought that we attract what comes into our lives it is by bv the pure thought and lofty aspiration that we attract to ourselves the seen nod and the lie unseen forces in the universe that lilt lift us above material cares and earthly anxieties we get an inspiration from the the uni universal sea of power by placing ourselves en rapport with it by our thoughts by indulging in selfish or revengeful abou thoughts blits we may poison our blood and retard our spiritual growth and even attract to ourselves earth bound spirits that may keep us in a state of obsession for many years when a person is is in in this condition he generally needs some assistance to help drive or educate the ob power away the person who creates a virtuous life for his ideal will try to live a virtuous life if one does not think beer he will not drink beer for as a man thin keth so he is evan the attributes of the deity we worship is principally the creation of our thoughts A warlike man prays pray b to a warlike god while one who has love of humanity at heart prays to a god of peace and love nature is the reflection of our own soul BOW if there is beauty within there is beauty without if we I 1 have cley developed eloped the divinity within ourselves and become conscious of the same we tec see divinity in nature and in our brother it is common for many persons to tale take credit to themselves for all their successes in life and put the blame on others for their failures and misfortunes lucli persons may learn a lesson by carefully considering the prevailing a ilida thought and motives of earlier years that prompted them to action why did columbus discover america why is edison the great inventor of modern times what was the prevailing thought of these men for many ganv years yeara before they became benefactors of the race raca why are all of us today just as we weare are what we are today is largely the result of what we thou thought yesterday those who are not satisfied with the environments of the present must make maka themselves worthy of better ones and they are s uie suie to come into t beir lives but every evera one must learn through experience peri ence and suffering that justice also comes into every life iv k all nature teaches that man cannot expect I 1 returns for his investments A g ew upward thoua thoughts 0 lits and generous deeds deed will not change the de demon or into an angel of light the soul makes lakes its environments but it tak eStime tim e for soul grow th it requires faitha fait hand ad courage to live lire a truis tife and patient waiting to benthe ae reward As we vie lim improve prove tk e actual we must raise our ideal iii ir ideals of today may retard ouri ou progress when wo we shall have reached thern them and are able to create lones the complex nature ot of stan man in the exercise of his hid with the modifying influence of other magnets that are b bought 1 u in t into n til 1 him ai aura tra may belh A 1 emain cause of his varied vari ed ex experiences es a and nd lessons of life As 1 longi ong alman an is a tree free agent and thinks along any special line his hia growth au tara 0 tive powers will lie in 4 t a same direction thou thoughts gats on m morality 0 1 and the praet practice ico oi of f all th tatia b r n virtues will not 1 t a 1 a steam engine or even k ar en experimental experiment a 3 in t ulian of learning nv I 1 A e ii picturing himself a pe personal ra devil avil or wording over the pastor gaseor ref I 1 it or fearing results in he is not attracting to himsel tIllie an angel anel el of light or of bec becomes umea a sei bei vant toe he attracts to him himself elf andee I become his own without depending in 0 much on others 1 J t I 1 I 1 every man should t ins his load manfully cheerfully cheerfull knowing now that he has brought it upon ildon himself or that it i is jr necea ary r tep step in hi his q experience experience 4 alps rf 0 aiple sij step and no 0 one ni lin ejof 0 will develop all of man J magnetic tic powers every E very step must t be ba taken men by the disciple and be ni amual u le arm all experiences ill file m roust u s t hi h i build the ladder upon which he be mounts and it alone if necessary is ie a beacon li liht light ht a bove above and andL tie theone one who reaches after truth not fear clay will reach the goal by faithful earniest eari earnest iest toil abrown A crown that is not fairly won will notsie notia worth the wearing the laurels laurel swe we wear today that may n not t b be e beai I 1 n of men have hav be I 1 n eaino 1 liv by e of the boul J I 1 in order to make ourselves stronger magnets we must mast learn the secret of keeping our bouls self poised we must leara leam bow to make ourselves recep receptive tife to all that is good and positive to all that would bring in into our lives live let us not think for one moment that in the justice of god any power in theun iveree can rob us of what isi ours we ave ilone done can bell or forfeit bur ur birthright 1 give dive me the wan man nho dares dared to io think 1 bior thuu thought alone true heroes mite inake we me the man who loves the truth and loves it too for its ita own ake true fre freedom edoin comes to every niall man by upward thou thought glit for truth and god the soul unfettered mounts above or proudly walks the earths green sod fr no K oc conard oTard can expect to grow lie ile lacks the faith and courage too new thought must mus t leid to nobler acts acts Ihal make lifes mission grind grand and true ft I 1 the 1 floiad 01 id to today day is ia yo young ling in in thought with bounding aulee it drives along the race of man in flight still S t ill sings tin glo glorious ious morning song tile foremost for emot minds minda in every age had dared to think and speak for right A and rid may vie ae follows follow in their wake aud and live for truth and seek for I 1 light ight students I 1 nish nih you and president paul and all the devoted teachers the highest success in life for you are a great at army my of pioneers in the realm of thought |